A massive computer failure at United Airlines caused major delays for flights nationwide. The computer glitch grounded hundreds of flights for at least two hours across the country this morning.At 10:10 a.m., United officials said the computers that record a plane's weight, balance and fuel had failed for about two hours, but were back up and running. The reason for the failure is unknown, but a United spokesperson says the computers were down from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and that planes began to depart around 10:30 a.m. The story was first reported by cbs2chicago.com and quickly made national headlines.
United Airlines planes that had just arrived at O'Hare, were unable to move off the tarmac because other United jets were stuck at gate after gate, unable to leave Chicago.
"Due to United Airlines' computer outage, United is reporting delays averaging one to two hours for all inbound and outbound flights at O'Hare International Airport,'' Chicago Aviation Department spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said Wednesday afternoon. "These delays are expected to decrease as the afternoon continues."
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